Figure AI · general-purpose humanoid
Figure 01
Figure's first bipedal humanoid, revealed in 2023 and shown walking later that year, aimed at warehouse and factory labor. In 2024 it was shown talking through an OpenAI language model.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 168 cmTaller than 55%
- Weight
- 60 kgHeavier than 47%
- Payload
- 20 kgCarries more than 72%
- Speed
- 4.3 km/hFaster than 41%
- Battery
- 5 hRuns longer than 59%
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Why it matters
First robot from Figure AI, which became the best-funded Western humanoid start-up.
Real-world use
Signed a commercial agreement with BMW Manufacturing in Jan 2024 for the Spartanburg, South Carolina plant.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2023-03
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Figure AICompany · founded 2022 · San Jose, California, United States$70M (May 2023); $675M at $2.6B (Feb 2024); over $1B Series C at $39B post-money (Sept 2025).
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Figure 01 is taller than 55% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Figure 01 is heavier than 47% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Figure 01 is faster than 41% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Figure 01 carries more than 72% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Figure 01 runs longer than 59% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: joints, price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 4 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- AI model
- OpenAI models for Figure robots (speech and reasoning) (OpenAI)
- Actuators & motors
- Electric actuators (details not published); Figure 01 used external cabling for easier maintenance, which Figure 02 later routed inside the limbs.
- Hands
- Five-fingered hands; Figure has not published DoF for Figure 01 (Figure 02 used fourth-generation hands).
- Sensors & vision
- Cameras and microphones (counts not published).
- Compute
- On-board compute about one third of Figure 02's, per Figure's comparison when Figure 02 launched.
- Battery & power
- Battery about one third smaller than Figure 02's (Figure says Figure 02 has 50% more capacity); kWh not published.
- Materials & build
- Chrome metal finish with exposed external cabling.
- AI & software
- Speech-to-speech demos in 2024 used models built with OpenAI; later work moved to Figure's own Helix models.
Named suppliers:OpenAI
Lineage
Every Figure AI humanoid in order.
Watch Figure 01
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Not sold; used for testing and BMW trial preparation.
- Where it is sold or used
- United States
- Customers and pilots
- BMW Group Plant Spartanburg (agreement January 2024)
News
The latest 4, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Figure 02 replaces Figure 01
Figure launched its second-generation robot after a several-week Figure trial at BMW Spartanburg.
BMW Group - Figure Raises $675M at $2.6B Valuation and Signs Collaboration Agreement with OpenAI
Figure raised $675 million at a $2.6 billion valuation, with investors including Microsoft, OpenAI Startup Fund, NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos through Bezos Expeditions and Intel Capital.
Figure AI (PR Newswire) - Figure announces commercial agreement with BMW Manufacturing to bring general purpose robots into automotive production
Figure signed an agreement with BMW Manufacturing to identify use cases and then deploy humanoid robots in stages at Spartanburg.
Figure AI (PR Newswire) - Figure announces $70M Series A to support commercialization of Figure 01 humanoid robot
Figure announced a $70 million Series A led by Parkway Venture Capital, with participation from Brett Adcock and other investors.
Figure AI (PR Newswire)
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Figure 01Figure AI |  Optimus (Gen 1)TeslaSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useBumble C (Optimus development platform)TeslaSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both past robots |  Optimus (AI Day 2022 prototype)TeslaSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2023-03 | 2023-03 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-09-30 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 168 cm | 173 cm | — | — |
| Weight | 60 kg | 57 kg | — | — |
| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | 4.3 km/h | — | — | — |
| Payload | 20 kg | 20 kg | — | — |
| Battery | 5 h | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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